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Handbook of Sustainable Development
Sustainable development has garnered the attention of the global community when United Nations created Brundtland Commission in 1983 to suggest various ways to save the human environment and natural resources and promote economic and social development. Sustainable development is a way of organizing.... -
The Conflict Resolution Toolbox, 2nd Edition
Author Gary T. Furlong , Christopher W. Moore
PRAISE FOR THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION TOOLBOXSECOND EDITION "I have been using and recommending The Conflict Resolution Toolbox since its first edition. It is rare to find a resource with such practical tools in a field that is so concrete, but often struggles to bridge theo....
Release Date 2020/09 -
Author Simon Anholt
“Not only does Anholt explain the challenges facing the world with unique clarity, he also provides genuinely new, informative, practical, innovative solutions. . . . The book is a must-read for anyone who cares about humanity's shared future.”—H. E. Mohamed Abdull....
Release Date 2020/08 -
Author Katherine M. Gehl , Michael E. Porter , Mike Gallagher
Our political system in America is broken, right? Wrong.The truth is, the American political system is working exactly how it is designed to work, and it isn't designed or optimized today to work for us—for ordinary citizens.Most people believe that our political system ....
Release Date 2020/06 -
The Hidden History of the War on Voting
Author Thom Hartmann
In today's America, only a slim majority of people register to vote, and a large percentage of registered voters don't bother to show up: Donald Trump was elected by only 26 percent of eligible voters. Unfortunately, this is not a bug in our system, it's a ....
Release Date 2020/02 -
The Future of Work in Developing Economies
Author Pablo Egaña del Sol , Connor Joyce
Countries facing the greatest risk from automation are those that have labor economies in which many jobs involve manual or routine tasks that can be easily automated. Analyzing occupations in terms of their component parts provides a much richer way of looking at jobs th....
Release Date 2020/01 -
Author Cedric L. Alexander
When those we elect descend into partisan tribalism, criminal malfeasance, and emulation of foreign autocracies and oligarchies, Cedric Alexander says it is the unelected apolitical "fourth branch" of government—our nation's public servants, civil servants, a....
Release Date 2020/01 -
Author Marcus Goncalves , Harry Xia , Mario Svigir
Sustainable capitalism is more than a response to the environmental crisis. In this book, the authors propose a new conceptual business model as a contribution to global sustainable capitalism in the making, in an attempt assist in the education of global stakehold....
Release Date 2019/12 -
The Relevance of Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace
Author Dr. Michael Edmondson
The Relevance of the Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace provides a blueprint for higher education faculty, boards, presidents, senior leaders, parents, students, recent graduates, and other stakeholders.Upon examining the state of humanities today, it becomes....
Release Date 2019/12 -
White Working Class, With a New Foreword by Mark Cuban and a New Preface by the Author
Author Mark Cuban , Joan C. Williams
"It is really worth a read…" -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, interviewed on Pod Save AmericaNow in paperback with a new Foreword by Mark Cuban and a new Preface by the author, White Working Class explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white workin....
Release Date 2019/11 -
Political Dimensions of the American Macroeconomy, 2nd Edition
Author Gerald T. Fox
Political macroeconomy refers to the interconnection between macroeconomic politics and macroeconomic performance. The expectational Phillips curve may be used to examine the economic aspects of this interrelation. Macroeconomic politics relates to voter behavior, ....
Release Date 2019/11 -
Author Nicholas Wallwork
Your practical and fearless guide to surviving the world’s biggest break-up Whether you’re a staunch Remainer, a buccaneering Brexiteer, or are wavering between the two camps, you’ll want to be fully au fait with all the issues surrounding Britain’s exit from the E....
Release Date 2019/07 -
The Making of a Democratic Economy
Author Ted Howard , Marjorie Kelly
Our economy is designed by the 1 percent, for the 1 percent. This book offers a compelling vision of an equitable, ecologically sustainable alternative that meets the essential needs of all people.We live in a world where twenty-six billionaires own as much we....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Alan Fortuna
The concept of polarization has become an important topic of interest in politics, society, and discourse around the world today. In the European Union (EU), polarizing rhetoric has driven politics into divided camps on issues ranging from immigration to economic i....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Carl Benedikt Frey
How the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automation From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of....
Release Date 2019/06 -
The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment
Author Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby. Taking his typically in....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author Michael S. Lubell
Navigating the Maze: How Science and Technology Policies Shape America and the World offers a captivating deep dive into the inner workings of the world of public policy. Written by prominent science advocate and renowned physics researcher and educator, Michael S.....
Release Date 2019/04 -
Disorder and Public Concern Around Globalization
Author Mario Amendola , Jean-Luc Gaffard
Disorder and Public Concern Around Globalization examines the contrast between an idealized vision and a realistic view of globalization. Both are inscribed in the contemporary debate within political and economic theory. This opposition highlights the conditions under wh....
Release Date 2019/04 -
Compassionate Counterterrorism
Author Leena Al Olaimy
From purchasing pay-per-view pornography to smoking pot, many so-called Muslim terrorists prove by their actions that they aren't motivated by devotion to religion, Leena Al Olaimy argues. So why do they really turn to violence, and what does that tell us abo....
Release Date 2019/02 -
Author Chandran Nair
The free-market, limited government development model has been an ecological and social disaster for the developing world. Sustainable and equitable development is only possible with the active involvement of a strong central state that can guide the economy, ....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Author Matthew Hindman
A book that challenges everything you thought you knew about the online economyThe internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible. Instead, behemoths like Google and Facebook now dominate the time we spend online—and grab all the p....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Author Luca Zamparelli , Roberto Veneziani
Offering a unique picture of recent developments in a range of non-conventional theoretical approaches in economics, this book introduces readers to the study of Analytical Political Economy and the changes within the subject.Includes a wide range of topics and the....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Author Johannes Rohbeck , Daniel Brauer , Concha Roldán
Not so long ago, it seemed the intellectual positions on globalization were clear, with advocates and opponents making their respective cases in decidedly contrasting terms. Recently, however, the fronts have shifted dramatically. The aim of this publication is to ....
Release Date 2018/06 -
International Relations Today, 2e, 2nd Edition
Author Aneek Chatterjee
International Relations Today, 2e, captures the drastic changes that the discipline of international relations (IR) has undergone since the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War in 1991. It delves into the way the US has emerged as the only....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Trust and Western-Russian Business Relationships
Author Angela Ayios
Ayios looks at the Western experience of doing business in Russia, and how trust between business partners from East and West is created or destroyed within the business relationship. This book provides the reader with an in-depth look at the key factors that lead ....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Author Shaun Rein
With Chinese-led initiatives such as One Belt One Road (OBOR) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) combined with uncertainty due to US shifts in policy and apparent commitments over the past decade, the stakes are high for companies looking to profit....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Geographic Mental Maps and Foreign Policy Change
Author Luis da Vinha
In recent years geographic mental maps have made a comeback into the spotlight of scholarly inquiry in the area of International Relations (IR), particularly Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA). The book is framed within the mental map research agenda. It seeks to contri....
Release Date 2017/05 -
Author Shaked Spier
Collective Action 2.0 explores the issues related to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in detail, providing a balanced insight into how ICTs leverage and interact with collective action, which will have an impact on the current discourse. Recent eve....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Nonprofits as Policy Solutions to the Burden of Government
Author Herrington J. Bryce
This book addresses a specific subset of nonprofits that are chartered with a single mission: decrease the burden of government. Designing and engaging nonprofits to lessen the burden of government requires a specific description and acknowledgement of the burden t....
Release Date 2017/01